South Korea lawmakers grill central bank over cyber breaches and digital currency privacy

• —Over 3,070 hacking attempts on the Bank of Korea since 2020, including 145 this year at its IT center
• —Only 14 information security staff out of about 2,200 employees; IT headcount is 146
• —Lawmakers warned participating banks could access customer transaction data in the DLT-based CBDC system
• —The second phase of live digital currency transactions is scheduled for late December